diff --git a/.changeset/no-tests-in-dist.md b/.changeset/no-tests-in-dist.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f7c82aa9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/no-tests-in-dist.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@tailor-platform/app-shell": patch
+---
+
+The published package no longer includes `dist/semantic-contrast.test.ts` and `dist/theme-bridge.test.ts`. These internal test files were copied into `dist/` by mistake. No public API or CSS changes.
diff --git a/packages/core/src/assets/theme-bridge.test.ts b/packages/core/tests/theme-bridge.test.ts
similarity index 95%
rename from packages/core/src/assets/theme-bridge.test.ts
rename to packages/core/tests/theme-bridge.test.ts
index e67908c4..97c3634b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/assets/theme-bridge.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/tests/theme-bridge.test.ts
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
  * bridge entry would leave every other test green while the utility silently
  * stops producing colour.
  */
-const here = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
-const bridge = readFileSync(join(here, "theme.bridge.css"), "utf8");
-const defaultTheme = readFileSync(join(here, "themes/default.css"), "utf8");
+const assetsDir = join(dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), "../src/assets");
+const bridge = readFileSync(join(assetsDir, "theme.bridge.css"), "utf8");
+const defaultTheme = readFileSync(join(assetsDir, "themes/default.css"), "utf8");
 
 /** Semantic colour roles: 5 intents x 8 roles, named `--{intent}-{role}`. */
 const SEMANTIC_PREFIX = "(?:info|success|warning|danger|neutral)";
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ describe("theme bridge", () => {
   ])("keeps %s linked to %s for consumer overrides", (alias, target) => {
     const sheets = [
       defaultTheme,
-      ...["cream", "bloom"].map((name) => readFileSync(join(here, `themes/${name}.css`), "utf8")),
+      ...["cream", "bloom"].map((name) =>
+        readFileSync(join(assetsDir, `themes/${name}.css`), "utf8"),
+      ),
     ];
     const values = sheets.flatMap((css) =>
       [...css.matchAll(new RegExp(`^\\s*${alias}:\\s*([^;]+);`, "gm"))].map((match) =>
diff --git a/packages/core/tests/typography-compile.test.ts b/packages/core/tests/typography-compile.test.ts
index 1e1438c4..11470e81 100644
--- a/packages/core/tests/typography-compile.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/tests/typography-compile.test.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 
 /**
  * Compiles theme.bridge.css with Tailwind and checks the emitted utility rules.
- * The string-level checks in src/assets/theme-bridge.test.ts confirm that the
+ * The string-level checks in tests/theme-bridge.test.ts confirm that the
  * bridge names the right variables. This test confirms that Tailwind turns those
  * entries into the four declarations a role needs, both for AppShell's own
  * prefixed build (`astw:`) and for a consumer's unprefixed build.